Breaking Down the Business of Carbon Fibre Manufacturing

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Why Is Carbon Fibre So Expensive??

This video takes a detailed look at the business side of carbon fibre manufacturing by totalling up material costs, labour time and equipment investment throughout the full process of original design, pattern machining, mould making and volume production to reveal the true costs of high-end carbon fibre part manufacturing.

Every step of the process is accurately costed based on real-world material, labour and equipment costs based on manufacturing a cosmetic quality, prepreg carbon fibre part, made to an original design, for low volume serial production.

Related Videos▼

CAD Tutorial for the Mould Design ►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDqTGr8NW7A
Get Started for Less: Resin Infusion Tutorial ►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWRVVLJX8eE
Copying a Part in Prepreg Carbon Fibre ►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xj06Am94aQ

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All of the composites materials and equipment used in this video are available from Easy Composites to support manufacturers large and small around the world with their composite material and equipment needs. Depending on your location, please visit the Easy Composites site for your region:

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Chapters▼

01:46 - Producing the Part
06:27 - Painting/Clearcoating
08:14 - The Finished Component
09:30 - Making the Pattern
12:38 - Making the Mould
14:17 - Making the Templates
15:23 - Crunching the Numbers